Newgate
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Newgate was a gate in the west of London Wall round the City of London. It was between Ludgate and Aldersgate. The Old Bailey currently stands on its site.
Newgate Street is just north of St Paul's Cathedral. To the west it leads into the Holborn Viaduct, and to the east it becomes Cheapside.
See also
External links
- An 18th Century map showing the location of the gate (bottom right corner of map) (http://www.motco.com/Map/81002/SeriesSearchPlatesFullb.asp?mode=query&artist=384&other=293&x=11&y=11)
- Present day map showing the location where the gate used to be (http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=531852&y=181387&z=1)